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美: [fɚ'mɛnt]
英: [fə'ment]
n. 发酵;酵素;动乱
vi. 发酵;动乱
vt. 使发酵;酝酿;使动乱
n. (Ferment)人名;(法)费尔芒
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 21:42:18
词源分析:Ferment源于拉丁语“fermentum”,意为“发酵”。其词根“fer-”表示“动、引起”,与“ment”后缀结合,表示一种过程或状态。
历史背景:该词首次使用可追溯至14世纪,最初用于描述酿造和发酵的过程,后逐渐引申到比喻意义,如社会动荡等场合。
课本:在**的教材中,可能出现在高中英语或大学英语课程中。在牛津和美国的教材中,通常会出现在生物学、化学或食品科学相关课程中,适合高中及以上学段。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:
The grapes will ferment in the barrel for several weeks.
葡萄将在酒桶中发酵数周。
The political climate is fermenting with unrest.
政治气候因不安而动荡不安。
Yeast is used to ferment the sugar into alcohol.
酵母被用来将糖发酵成酒精。
The community began to ferment with new ideas and innovations.
社区开始充满新的想法和创新。
The scientists studied how bacteria ferment sugars to produce energy.
科学家研究了细菌如何发酵糖以产生能量。
*. There was a ferment of excitement in the air before the concert.
音乐会前空气中弥漫着兴奋的气氛。
The documentary explores the historical ferment surrounding the revolution.
这部纪录片探讨了围绕革命的历史动荡。
Fermenting vegetables can enhance their nutritional content.
发酵蔬菜可以增强它们的营养含量。
The book discusses the cultural ferment during the Renaissance.
这本书讨论了文艺复兴时期的文化动荡。
The team’s ideas fermented into a revolutionary project.
团队的想法酝酿成了一个革命性的项目。
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通过以上分析,您可以更好地理解和运用“ferment”这个词。
[N-UNCOUNT] Ferment is excitement and trouble caused by change or uncertainty. 骚动
例:The whole country has been in a state of political ferment for some months.整个国家几个月来一直处在政治骚动的状态中。
[V-T/V-I] If a food, drink, or other natural substance ferments, or if it is fermented, a chemical change takes place in it so that alcohol is produced. This process forms part of the production of alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer. 使发酵; 发酵
例:The dried grapes are allowed to ferment until there is no sugar left and the wine is dry.干葡萄要经过发酵,直到没有糖分存留,葡萄酒才不会有甜味。
[N-UNCOUNT] fermentation 发酵
例:Yeast is essential for the fermentation that produces alcohol.酵母对酿酒的发酵是必要的。